Directions:
For adults, take four (4) to twelve (12) capsules daily on an empty stomach or as directed by your healthcare professional.

Other Ingredients:
Silica, Gelatin, Glycerin. Improving one's immune system is the cornerstone of good health. Our immune system suffers due to an almost continuous exposure to antigens such as viruses, bacteria, and pollution. This deterioration is accelerated by increased levels of cortisol due to stress, decreased levels of DHEA and other hormones as we naturally age and through our sedentary lifestyles.

Internally, this assault leads to a misfiring of the immune system as it responds to these insults. These insults lead to a decreased functioning of natural killer (NK) cells, T cells and macrophages, suppression of IL-2 and the overproduction of IL-6 and other inflammatory cytokines. Therefore, because the NK cell plays such a critical role in how well our immune system functions, ensuring or restoring lost function and/or enhancing NK cell effectiveness is a central part of a healthy immune system as well as a nutritional supplement program.

Medicinal mushrooms and their extracts have been reported in scientific literature to have a variety of biological effects including immunomodulation, and beneficial influences on blood sugar regulation, serum lipids and blood pressure. A hybridized mushroom extract called active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) is one example of this class of compounds. AHCC has proved extremely effective for activating vital parts of the immune system. AHCC contains a proprietary hybridization of five different medicinal mushrooms including the Shitake mushroom. Not only does the specific combination of mushrooms make AHCC so unique, but also its patented process that provides low molecular weight polysaccharides. A low molecular weight enhances the absorption of the active polysaccharides. Mushrooms are made of polysaccharides that are very heavy and not very bioavailable in the gut. By creating a product with a low molecular weight, it becomes readily absorbable. The patented AHCC has another unique edge which distinguishes it from mushroom products with similar claims, and that is the presence of bioactive components, acetylated alpha and beta glucans, not found in typical mushrooms.

AHCC has been widely used and significantly tested in Japanese hospitals for over 10 years without any evidence of toxicity. Studies in this country are beginning to replicate the overseas success. The volumes of clinical and basic science research on this one medicinal mushroom are quite impressive. The key to 21st century medicine will be prevention of disease and control over inflammation and the immune process. Inflammation plays a role in the most common and chronic diseases affecting us today such as heart disease, arthritis, atherosclerosis and many more. One important thing to remember is that we can't ignore our immune system simply because we do not feel sick or don't anticipate getting sick.

AHCC has been proven time and again to be the cornerstone of therapy in helping to triumph over inflammation, to reduce oxidative damage and to fortify the immune system. AHCC should be part of anyone's daily regimen in maintaining and achieving optimum.

Brand
Kinoko.